Helping Cupid

In Greek Mythology, Cupid is the son of Goddess of Love, Venus and he is often depicted as a chubby little, child in nude carrying a bow and arrow in his hand. He is believed to be the celestial ‘match-maker’, who brings a man and woman together by shooting them with magical golden arrows that arouse their amorous thoughts and physical attraction for each other. Occasionally, however, he misses his aim and shoots at the wrong ‘target’, resulting in an unnecessary romantic tangle and a broken heart. You cannot really blame it all on Cupid though, with so many youthful teenagers these days being all ready to trip in love at the drop of a hat.

Hong Kong, Schenzhen and Macau - A Travelogue

         We had been planning our visit to Hongkong and other cities in China for a very long time, but it could materialize only recently in last February, when we took a six day package tour with Kesari Tours. We had lots of fun as my good friends Mrs. Sudhatai Joshi and Mrs. Sadnyan Gutte had also joined us on this trip. We took a late night flight to Hongkong on one Sunday and returned early morning on the following Sunday. Arriving at the beautiful, sprawling Hong Kong airport at 9:00 am on 17^th Feb 2014, we went straight by a limousine to the city of Schenzhen, which was our first halt. Schenzhen is a twin city, much like our own Navi Mumbai, just across a five mile long bridge on the bay that separates mainland China from the island of Hong Kong. While both Hong Kong and Macau were until recently under the British and Portuguese rule and it was only in 1949, that they came under the control of the government of the Republic of China as its specially administered regions. All the three cities we visited are the most beautiful, modern cities with tall skyscraper buildings with the modern glazed structures and clean, broad avenues lined with trees and greenery on their either side.